Whether you love hosting people or it’s about your daily meals, quality cookware and dining-ware are vital. It is the best investment that you can make, not just for cooking meals easily but also safely. However, we understand there are many cookware and dining-ware options in the market, and you may feel overwhelmed .  But not anymore! Go through this list of the best kitchenware to pick what you want on your next shopping trip!

Roasting pan
One of the must-haves in your cookware and dining-ware set is a roasting pan that helps you cook large pieces of meat. These include whole turkeys, pork loin, and briskets. With a good-quality roasting pan, you can be assured about cooking super crispy meat without burning its skin. This is also a great utensil to roast large batches of veggies, lasagnas, and casseroles. That’s not all, once you are done roasting, you can transfer this pan to the stove to make sauces. To prevent scorching of food, go for a heavy-bottomed pan. Select one with a riveted handle. They are easier to hold and carry.

Stockpot
One of the best multi-purpose cookware and dining-ware items to include in your kitchen is a stock pot. It is a deep and large pot that has a flat bottom, ideal for foods that need to be slow-cooked and have a lot of gravy. They are perfect for cooking stews and soups. They also allow you to keep ingredients submerged for boiling them well. If your family enjoys steamed vegetables, we recommend that you buy a stock pot with a steamer tray.

Grill pan
Also known as a griddle pan, a grill pan is a frying pan with raised ridges. When you heat meats and veggies in this, the pan’s metal absorbs high levels of heat while leaving the food with the iconic char marks. You also cannot forget the distinctly grilled taste! They can be easily used on both gas-powered and electric stoves. They are perfect for making tasty grilled sandwiches, char-grilled vegetables, white and red meat, and even seafood.

Dutch oven
One of the best cookware and diningware kitchen aids that you can buy, a Dutch oven is designed for browning veggies and meat readying them to simmer or braise in the oven. It is a heavy, cast iron pot that comes with a lid. A Dutch oven can even be used to make bread, soup, and boil pasta. One of the best things about these ovens is that they double as serving utensils or diningware if you want to keep your food warm on the table.

Skillet
Who doesn’t love delicious stir-fried vegetables, crepes, and pancakes? Or maybe a fluffy omelet? Skillets are those pieces of cookware and dining-ware that allow you to make all these yummy foods in your kitchen. This is a pan with a flat bottom and slanted sides. Though often confused with a frying pan, they have a deeper bottom than a frying pan and may come with a lid.

Wok
Do you love a spot of Chinese food on the weekends? How about you make delicious Asian food at home instead of eating out every time? Woks have been used in China for over 2,000 years. They are thin cooking pans that look like bowls with handles. Their round bottom is perfect for collecting heat and cooking food faster with minimum oil. Woks are good for not just stir-frying but even boiling, poaching, and stewing.

Baking sheet pan
Also known as a sheet pan, baking sheet, or baking tray, a baking sheet pan is amongst the best cookware and dining-ware items to have, especially if you are a baking enthusiast. It lets you cook sinful desserts, such as cookies, croissants, cupcakes, and much more. This pan is also great for roasting broccoli, squash, or cauliflower for a grill-day treat. It gives a delicious browned and charred appearance to your food. It is lightweight, easy to clean, and pretty sturdy; it won’t buckle or warp due to heat.

Trivet
Once you are done cooking and are ready to serve food, does placing hot food on your dining table worry you? There is a solution to that too! You can invest in a trivet, which is a metal, mostly three-legged tray that you place your hot plates on. It separates the plates from your table by at least an inch and allows for air to flow and cool the food down. There are custom-made trivets that accommodate teapots and heavy gravy pots too.

Now that you know the different types of cookware and dining-ware, here’s a quick look at the different metal options they are available in: stainless steel, aluminum, cast-iron, copper, and non-stick.

These are some of the best options to begin with, but if you want a fully stocked kitchen, there’s lots of more equipment in various makes and price ranges.